Yesterday, I saw a news report which claimed that the hunters who have been guarding the possible escape routes for the kidnappers of the Oriire victims have been leaving their posts. The caption of the story is self explanatory. It reads: “Oriire abduction: ‘ Our wives, children hungry at home, we’ve left Old Oyo National…
The kidnapping incident in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State is more than another tragic addition to Nigeria’s expanding register of insecurity. The Oriire abduction exposes a deeper institutional contradiction within the Nigerian state. Beyond the trauma inflicted on victims and affected communities, the incident raises a fundamental governance question: can a federation effectively…
The Oyo State All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Leader, Hon. Olalekan Glory, has extended warm congratulations to the Honourable Minister of Power, Engr. Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, following his official inauguration and assumption of office as Minister of Power of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.In a congratulatory message issued on behalf of APC youths across Oyo…
